Pereira vs Petroski

Who won Pereira vs Petroski?

Michel Pereira beat Andre Petroski by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pereira vs Petroski stats

Michel Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Andre Petroski made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Michel Pereira's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Andre Petroski's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Petroski had a slight advantage in power over Pereira, with a 40% knock out percentage over Pereira's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petroski had an advantage over Pereira, with a 40% submission rate over Pereira's 25%.

Michel Pereira was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Pereira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Petroski, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, 96 to Petroski's 25.

Pereira vs Petroski form

Michel Pereira had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andre Fialho at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Niko Price at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Khaos Williams at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Zelim Imadaev at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Petroski had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Wellington Turman at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Nick Maximov at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Yaozong Hu at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

He had beaten Micheal Gillmore at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andre Petroski had been fighting more than Michel Pereira.

Going to this contest, Michel Pereira had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 7 days ago, while Andre Petroski's last outing had been 8 months and 9 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Petroski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Petroski?

Michel Pereira was a 71/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Andre Petroski made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.